End of preview

This is an unformatted preview. Sign up to view the full document

End of preview

Of Mice and Men a novel written by John Steinbeck clearly develops three themes mans desire to create and seek dreams mans desire for companionship and mans responsibility to other members of society First a persons want to pursue their dreams is expressed through many of the characters The primary example of this would be George and Lennies attempting to earn a stake and purchase a small farm They had plans to live off the fatta the lan 14 Never again would the two have to work on cultivating another mans crops Lennie of course would get to feed the rabbits Another example of mans need of having a dream is Candy wishing to join in on George and Lennies dream of getting the farm Candy is willing to give up his life savings so he wont have to worry about getting thrown out after he becomes worthless Curleys wife also has created a dream for herself Before she married Curley she had the opportunity of being in the movies and pictures Now she wishes for that to happen once again All of these people have fantasies they wish to attain Secondly the topic of mans aspiration for companionship is indicated throughout the story Crooks has an immense hunger for genuine fellowship Being black he was separated from the rest of the men which made him lonely Crooks said Sure you could play horseshoes till it got dark but then you got to read books Books aint no good A guy needs somebody- to be near him 72 Curleys wife is also in need of having someone to spend time with Sure she is married to Curley but its an intensely poor relationship Every chance she gets she tries to talk to someone but for the most part is ignored because she is married Unlike most guys that work on ranches George and Lennie have a friendship The two spend roughly all their

@Kibin is a lifesaver for my essay right now!!

- Sandra Slivka, student @ UC Berkeley

Wow, this is the best essay help I've ever received!

- Camvu Pham, student @ U of M

If I'd known about @Kibin in college, I would have gotten much more sleep